MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Any infringement of security having a significant impact on the services supplier’s operation
should be mitigated; SCI and SCADA operators shall thus be encouraged to implement security
policies which establish the approach of identified risks and possible vulnerabilities.
Some norms shall be considered in the construction of resilience in this sector; for example, the
ISO 27001 and ISO 27002 norms shall be included; NERC CIP-002-3 through CIP-0093 38 , Special Publication NIST 800-82 and the Framework for Improving the Critical
infrastructure Cybernetic Security39, among others.
Strategic Line 5.1 Identification and Classification of Critical Infrastructures
Identify the country’s critical infrastructures as essential step for the application of
security measures.
Create a commission to create public policy comprised by a representative and a
substitute from each one of the public institutions and private entities identified, with the
purpose of ensuring the operating conditions and ongoing stability of these services.
Strategic Line 5.2.
Implementation of security measures on the Public
Administration’s Information and Telecommunications Systems
Design cybersecurity protocols for the executive Power’s Ministries, consistent with the
maturity of each of the institutions and the public sector’s current needs.
MICITT’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT-CR) shall be in charge of
collaborating and advising on the design of such instruments.
38
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). CIP Standards. [Online]. Recovered August 27th of 2015
from, http://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Pages/CIPStandards.aspx
39
National Institute of Standards and Technology (2014). Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity.
[Online].
Recovered
August
27th
of
2015
from,
http://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/upload/cybersecurity-framework-021214-final.pdf (updated December 5 2014).
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